human ehrlichiosis

human ehrlichiosis
human ehrlichiosis n any of several ehrlichioses affecting humans esp human granulocytic ehrlichiosis

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  • Ehrlichiosis (canine) — Ehrlichiosis (pronEng|ˌɛrlɨkiˈoʊsɨs; also known as canine rickettsiosis, canine hemorrhagic fever, canine typhus, tracker dog disease, and tropical canine pancytopenia) is a tick borne disease of dogs usually caused by the organism Ehrlichia… …   Wikipedia

  • Ehrlichiosis — is a bacterial infection that infects and kills white blood cells. Two forms of infection in humans are human granulocytic anaplasmosis (formerly known as human granulocytic ehrlichiosis) and human monocytic ehrlichiosis. Dogs can also catch… …   Wikipedia

  • human granulocytic ehrlichiosis — n an ehrlichiosis of humans that is marked by fever, myalgia, headache, leukemia, and thrombocytopenia and that is caused by a rickettsial bacterium of the genus Ehrlichia which is transmitted by ixodid ticks (as the deer tick and American dog… …   Medical dictionary

  • Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 31663 ICD10 = ICD10|A|79|8|a|75 ICD9 = ICD9|083.8 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001381 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 3391 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|ped|655 eMedicine2|emerg|159 |… …   Wikipedia

  • Ehrlichiosis — An acute (abrupt onset) disease, first reported in humans in 1986, due to infection by the rickettsial agent, Ehrlichia canis. The brown dog tick, is the common vector (carrier). Ehrlichiosis is clinically similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever… …   Medical dictionary

  • Human monocytic ehrlichiosis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 31131 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|082.4 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001381 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 3391 MeshID = D016873 Human monocytic ehrlichiosis (or Human monocytic ehrlichiosis) is …   Wikipedia

  • human monocytic ehrlichiosis — (HME) a type of ehrlichiosis in humans, seen in the United States, Europe, and Africa, caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis and transmitted by the ticks Amblyomma americanum and Dermacentor variabilis. It involves predominantly fixed tissue… …   Medical dictionary

  • human granulocytic anaplasmosis — (HGA) infection with Anaplasma phagocytophilum, transmitted by ticks of the genus Ixodes. It affects primarily neutrophils, is characterized by flulike symptoms with leukopenia and thrombocytopenia, and ranges in severity from asymptomatic to… …   Medical dictionary

  • Anaplasmose — Ehrlichiose Le vocable « ehrlichiose » regroupe (sous des symptômes proches ou identiques) deux groupes de maladies, chacun de ces groupes étant différent en terme épidémiologique et étiologique ; Ehrlichiose monocytique animale (EMA)… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Cowdriose — Ehrlichiose Le vocable « ehrlichiose » regroupe (sous des symptômes proches ou identiques) deux groupes de maladies, chacun de ces groupes étant différent en terme épidémiologique et étiologique ; Ehrlichiose monocytique animale (EMA)… …   Wikipédia en Français

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